The Precipice

Book One of The Asteroid Wars

By: Ben Bova

Narrated by: Scott Brick, Amanda Karr, cast

Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Martin Humphries, fabulously wealthy heir of the Humphries Trust, also knows that space-based industry is the way of the future. But unlike Randolph, he does not care if Earth perishes in the process. As Randolph, accompanied by two brilliant women astronauts, flies out to the Asteroid Belt aboard a fusion-propelled spacecraft, Humphries makes his move. The future of mankind lies in Randolph's hands.©2001 Ben Bova; (P)2001, 2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

Critic reviews

"Bova gets better and better, combining plausible science with increasingly complex fiction." (Los Angeles Daily News)

"The full cast, led by Scott Brick and Amanda Karr, gives a spirited performance. The characters are multidimensional.... Other members of the cast, including producer Stefan Rudnicki, each add to a fast-moving and engrossing story." (AudioFile)

Mine an Asteroid?

Long range mining of the asteroid belt? What an idea. Inside fighting on a corporate board and development of an engine that cuts weeks off the flight make feasible a journey that will save Earth from massive flooding. Exciting right up to the last minute. Where's the next book in the series?

Still better..

This story is better still, than the earlier ones.

The performance is jarring at first and it’s a new team taking over but they do a good job.

Good Story

I have never been a fan of multi cast audiobooks. I prefer a single reader. Beyond that I enjoyed the book.

This Review Needs a Title...So, I

Long range mining of the asteroid belt? What an idea. Inside fighting on a corporate board and development of an engine that cuts weeks off the flight make feasible a journey that will save Earth from massive flooding. Exciting right up to the last minute. Where's the next book in the series?

Huge latecomer Ben Bova fan!

I love this book, as I love all the Ben Bova novels. I kind of wish that it had been fully narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, instead of having several narrators. But, it was still awesome as always. On to the next!